Employee of the GPU was accused of attempting to bribe in $5 thousand

The detainee tried to influence the results of the audit to the Prosecutor’s office.

Militiamen have detained the employee of the Prosecutor General, who with the help of a bribe in 5 thousand dollars was going to affect the results of audit financially-economic activity of the GPU, the press service of the National anticorruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).

The audit was conducted in the framework of the criminal case on the facts of embezzlement in December 2015 1,8 million hryvnias of public funds, launched by detectives NAB in January 2016.

According to investigators, the crime occurred by the conclusion of contracts for the provision of services between the Prosecutor General and a number of enterprises with signs of fictitiousness.

“Involved in the conclusion of these contracts the person – acting Deputy chief of one of departments of the GPU, according to detectives Bureau, tried to give 5 thousand dollars to the intermediary for further directions allegedly one of the heads of the State auditing service of Ukraine, about what he knew. Official GPU “detained on hot”, – stated in the message.

The detainee is suspected of committing a crime under part 4. article 369 of the Criminal code of Ukraine (“Provision of illegal benefit to an official person who holds especially responsible position”).

As reported Корреспондент.neton 3 December, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko said that in six months, the GPU had laid off more than 160 representatives of the managerial staff, 28 employees were arrested for receiving a bribe.